{"id":15626,"date":"2016-04-27T18:39:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15626"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:09:24","slug":"beyonce-lemonade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/beyonce-lemonade","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s Lemonade Sets A New Standard In Pop Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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It also sparked a discussion about race and feminism. The visual album has already become an iconic pop culture phenomenon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stunning visuals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The accompanying video is full of intense visuals. Beyonc\u00e9 has a scene that shows her committing suicide by jumping off a high-rise\u00a0building. Later in the video, she smashes car doors with a baseball bat, and there is another scene with her throwing her wedding ring at the camera. At some point, she is surrounded by flames and a coven of witches. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15629\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/beyonce-728x382.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"713\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/beyonce-728x382.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/beyonce-728x382-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/beyonce-728x382-85x45.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QnPU3apmsdY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A special song for black women<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black women all over the world have positively responded to the song, as they feel the lyrics relate specifically to them. The piece sampled a quote from Malcolm X while the video shows black women\u2019s faces:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15633\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-16.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-16.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-16-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-16-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wfIZLLVv-WA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Fans tried to track down \u201cBecky with the good hair\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ever since the altercation occurred in an elevator between Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s sister Solange and her husband Jay Z two years ago, there have been rumors circulating that Jay Z cheated on his wife. \u00a0<em>Lemonade<\/em> seems to confirm this gossip. Social media users caught on to one particular line in the song that seemed to reference the woman Jay Z allegedly cheated with:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cHe only want me when I&#8217;m not there. He better call Becky with the good hair.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fans speculated that the woman could be fashion designer Rachel Roy. After the song dropped,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rachel_roy\/?hl=en\"> Roy posted the following caption on Instagram<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Good hair<\/strong> <strong>don&#8217;t care, but we will take good lighting, for selfies, or self truths, always. Live in the light #nodramaqueens.&#8221;<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roy, however, has denied the rumors. Other Beyonc\u00e9 fans believed that Becky was in fact Rita Ora, who also denied the rumors. Fans swarmed both women on their social media accounts. Some people even mistook celebrity cook Rachael Ray for Roy and attacked her Instagram. The so-called Bey-hive can get very defensive of Beyonc\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15631\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/5kugvj3he4_4vokig9y3s_file.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"709\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/5kugvj3he4_4vokig9y3s_file.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/5kugvj3he4_4vokig9y3s_file-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.r7.com\/images\/2016\/04\/26\/x5kugvj3he4_4vokig9y3s_file.jpg,qdimensions=460x305,a,aamp,3Bresize=460x305,aamp,3Bcrop=1019x675+78+0,aamp,3Bresize=460x305,aamp,3Bcrop=1019x675+78+0.pagespeed.ic.XUIwNMyhr7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Celebrating African culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beyonc\u00e9 has often celebrated African culture in her music, such as when she sampled Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi\u2019s TED Talk on her song <em>Flawless<\/em>\u00a0and featured Mozambican dance crew Tofo Tofo in her video for <em>Run the World (Girls)<\/em>. She continues the tradition in her newest video. The scene showing the witchcraft references patrilineal Yoruba societies. Men had all of the political power, so women found power through witchcraft. In a few scenes, she is wearing a dress made of African patterns. And in others, she appears tribal painted with a braided crown. Nigerian artist Laolu Senbanjo painted the dancers in his signature Afromysterics style, which is influenced by his Yoruba culture. Earlier this year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/nigerian-art\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senbanjo\u2019s work was shown at Nike\u2019s Air Max Con event in New York<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; he also partnered with luxury fitness company Equinox.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15630\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-15.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-15.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-15-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-15-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zqduOwiqnwQ\/maxresdefault.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[interaction id=&#8221;572103faf070832f10300515&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/beyonce-laduma\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9 Gives A Major Shout-Out To A South African Fashion Designer.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Beyonc\u00e9 released her Lemonade\u00a0video in an HBO special, the world practically stopped. 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